Hanger for trousers and the like



May'24, 1938. T. F. DILLON 2,118,342

HANGER FOR TROUSERS AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 2, 193'? Patented May 24, 1938 r I V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HANGER FOR TROUSERS AND THE LIKE Thomas Francis Dillon, Phoenix, Ariz.

ApplicationAugust 2, 1937, Serial No. 157,047

1Claim. (Cl. 211-89) The present invention relates to new and use- Wall or door structure in a substantially horiful improvements in holders for articlesof apzontal position by means of screws, bolts or the parel, and more particularly to improvements in like. The grain of the wood in the base 10 exa holder for hanging trousers, skirts or the like. tends longitudinally thereof. One face of the An object of the invention is to provide a base member I is provided with a recess II 5 holder of the above type, which is a simple and which extends lengthwise thereof and in the inexpensive construction, which is light in direction of the grain of the Wood forming the weight, and which also affords a maximum of base. strength in supporting the articles of apparel. A supporting member I2 is adapted to be se- A further object of the invention is to provide cured to the base I!) and to support the articles 10 a ho der of t e above pe, ein a Supp of apparel, such as trousers, skirts or the like. member is secured to a base and is provided with The edge In of the supporting member I2 is slots inclined with respect to the plane of the base continuous and solid from end to end and is whereby to support the articles of apparel in adapted to be inserted within the recess II in such a position that a portion thereof will at all the base II]. A pair of end pieces l3 are secured 5 times be visible. in opposite ends of the recess H and abut against A still further object of the invention is to prothe ends of the supporting member I2. These vide a'holder of the above type, wherein the end inserts I3 may be secured in the recess ll supporting member is an integral unit and is proby glue or other suitable fastening means, and

vided with resilient clamping fingers defining serve to properly locate theedge I20. of the supslots therebetween for receiving the articles of porting member and to prevent endwise moveapparel to be supported. ment thereof in case a dovetail connection, with- The above and other objects of the invention out the additional securing means, is provided will in part be obvious and will be hereinafter between the edge lZa. of the supporting member more fully pointed out. and the recess I l in the base If]. As illustrated, 25

In the accompanying drawing, screws or bolts M are provided for securing the Figure 1 is a top-plan view, partly in section, supporting member l2 to the base IU.

of the improved holder. The supporting member i2 is provided with Figure 2 is a side view of Figure 1. parallel slots l5 which are disposed at an acute Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view, taken angle with respect to the plane of the base l0 and 30 along the line 33 of Figure 1. open at the edge of the supporting member which The invention relates generally to a trouser or remote from e edge I260 th eo e ain skirt hanger which includes a. base member of the W in the Supporting e ber l2 a so adapted to be secured to a, supporting all or extends at an acute angle with respect to the the like and an article supporting member which plane of the base and it is to noted that 3 is disposed at substantially right angles to the the slots l5 extend in the same direction as the base member and secured thereto. The supportra n f th W dr ns f he upp r in ing member is provided with a plurality of resilmember between adjacent slots l5 thus afiord ient clamping fingers which are integral thereclamp fingers Which poss ss the,inherent with and which define open slots or notches resiliency of the wood. The resiliency of the 40 therebetween. The fingers are disposed in the clamping fingers I 6 is increased and the supplane of the supporting member and at an acute porting Strength thereof is also increased y the angle to the plane of the base member, The fact that these fingers extend in the direction of articles of apparel may be inserted within the th g ai of t W Od orming the supporting slots between adjacent clamping fingers and ember h end portion lzb 0f the pp 45 maintained in this position by the inherent resilmember p v a Substantially rigid e d iency of the fingers. The articles of apparel due to the substantial amount of material left are supported by the clamping fingers so that between the last slot [5a and the end. The end a portion of each of the articles is visible from p t being Substantially rigid, us in front of the holder and may be readily resures that the resilient fingers l6 will exert the 50 moved therefrom. desired clamping action on the articles of ap- Referring more in detail to the accompanyparel supported therebetween. ing drawing, the improved holder is preferably The base member ID is adapted to be secured constructed of Wood and includes a wooden base in a substantially horizontal position to a supmember ID which is adapted to be secured to a porting structure, such as a door or wall, by 5 means of securing elements extending through openings Ila in the base and in the inserts 13. The body portion of the article supporting member l2 thus extends away from the wall structure and is disposed at substantially right angles to the vertical plane of the base member l0. When the articles of apparel, such as trousers or skirts, are to be hung in the holder, one article is inserted in a slot l5 and the inherent resiliency of adjacent fingers IE will clamp the article therebetween. A portion of each article supported by the holder is visible from the front thereof. An article which is inserted in the last slot I5a is maintained in position by the last finger Ilia and the end portion l2b of the supporting member.

There is thus provided a trouser or skirt hanger which is of extremely light wood construction and which aifords a maximum amount of strength. The clamping fingers and the slots in the supporting member extend in the direction of the grain of the wood thereof so that the resiliency of the clamping fingers and the strength of the supporting member l2 is increased.

It is to be clearly understood that minor changes in the detail of construction and ar rangement of parts may be made Without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claim.

I claim:

A holder for articles of apparel, such as trousers or skirts, comprising a base member adapted to be secured to a supporting structure in a substantially horizontal position and having an open recess in the outer face thereof extending longitudinally thereof, a wooden supporting member having a continuous solid edge fitting within said recess intermediate the ends thereof with the body portion extending outwardly, and means for securing the solid edge of said supporting member in the recess of said base member, said means including inserts fitted within the ends of said recess and abutting against the solid edge of said supporting member, said supporting member having the grain of the wood thereof extending at an acute angle to the vertical plane of said base member and having a plurality of spaced parallel resilient fingers integral therewith and extending with the grain of the Wood at an acute angle to said solid edge for holding and supporting articles of apparel therebetween.

THOMAS FRANCIS DILLON. 

